The lower part (the side with the "Home" button) is getting very hot within 2-3 minutes every time after I turn on the device. I use NC only to read PDF articles, nothing else. In addition, I found the battery runs very quickly -- the battery is depleted within 4 hours. I suspect that the short battery life and the overheating problem are related. Can anyone help? Thanks. BTW, my NC is only 4 months old.

I would absolutely call b&N and get a replacement.that is a HUGE no no in my book( no pun intended).I hate whe things get hot..(cell phones,laptops etc)..I just know it cannot be healthy. I use the Nook Simple Touch for reading outdoors/its the perfect beach ereader..

hey just checking to see if they got back with you. mine is doing the same thing. it gets really hot then starts flipping pages by itself. it won't since anything when i try to turn it off or turn back the pages. it just goes crazy all by itself..